Harvester of Sorrow

"Harvester of Sorrow" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the first single from their fourth studio album, ...And Justice for All (1988). The song debuted at a live performance prior to the release of ...And Justice for All while on the summer Monsters of Rock Tour in 1988 with Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come.

The single contained two B-sides, both of which were cover songs: "Breadfan", originally by Budgie, and "The Prince", originally by Diamond Head. There was an error in the mastering of the recording: At the end of "Breadfan", a distorted voice can be heard saying "Mommy, where's Fluffy?". This was actually intended to be the intro to the next track, "The Prince". However, it was separated in the wrong place. The band decided not to correct this error when the tracks were included on their 1998 Garage Inc. compilation.

Content

The song's subject matter refers to a man who descends into madness, taking out his anger on his family. At the end of the song, it is hinted his sanity snaps and he murders them.

Cover versions

The song was covered by San Francisco–area alternative/ska band Link 80 for the 2000 compilation album Punk Goes Metal. Apocalyptica covered the song for the A Tribute to the Four Horsemen cover album. German electronic group Funker Vogt also covered the song on The Blackest Album Vol. 3 tribute album.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	August 19, 1988	CD, vinyl	Elektra
United States	August 28, 1988	CD, vinyl	Elektra

Chart positions

Chart (1988)	Peak Position
Australian (ARIA) singles chart^[2]	100
Ireland (IRMA)	19
Italy (FIMI)^[3]	40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[4]	30
Spain (AFYVE)^[5]	11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	20

References

↑ "Harvester of Sorrow release date". Metallica.com. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
↑ "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 25 August 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 83)". imgur.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
↑ Italian peaks
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Metallica – Harvester of Sorrow". Top 40 Singles.
↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Metallica

James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett Robert Trujillo Ron McGovney Dave Mustaine Cliff Burton Jason Newsted

Studio albums	Kill 'Em All Ride the Lightning Master of Puppets ...And Justice for All Metallica Load Reload St. Anger Death Magnetic Untitled tenth studio album

Live albums	S&M Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Anthrax, Megadeth & Slayer) Live at Grimey's Through the Never

Cover albums	Garage Inc.

Collaboration projects	Lulu (with Lou Reed)

Extended plays	The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited Six Feet Down Under Six Feet Down Under Part II Beyond Magnetic The 30th Anniversary Celebration

Box sets	The Good, the Bad & the Live Live Shit: Binge & Purge Limited-Edition Vinyl Box Set The Metallica Collection

Singles	"Whiplash" "Jump in the Fire" "Creeping Death" "Master of Puppets" "Harvester of Sorrow" "Eye of the Beholder" "One" "Enter Sandman" "The Unforgiven" "Nothing Else Matters" "Wherever I May Roam" "Sad but True" "Until It Sleeps" "Hero of the Day" "Mama Said" "King Nothing" "The Memory Remains" "The Unforgiven II" "Fuel" "Turn the Page" "Whiskey in the Jar" "Die, Die My Darling" "Nothing Else Matters '99" "No Leaf Clover" "I Disappear" "St. Anger" "Frantic" "The Unnamed Feeling" "Some Kind of Monster" "The Day That Never Comes" "My Apocalypse" "Cyanide" "The Judas Kiss" "All Nightmare Long" "Broken, Beat & Scarred" "The View"

Promotional singles	"Fade to Black" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Don't Tread on Me" "Ain't My Bitch" "Bleeding Me" "Better than You"

Other songs	"Seek & Destroy" "Am I Evil?" "Blitzkrieg" "Breadfan" "The God That Failed" "Astronomy" "Tuesday's Gone" "Last Caress/Green Hell" "Stone Cold Crazy" "So What?" "Overkill" "The Unforgiven III"

Video albums	Cliff 'Em All 2 of One A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica For Those About to Rock Cunning Stunts S&M Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica Some Kind of Monster The Videos 1989–2004 Français Pour une Nuit Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax) Quebec Magnetic Metallica: Through the Never

Tours	Kill 'Em All Tour Ride the Lightning Tour Damage, Inc. Tour Monsters of Rock Tour 1987 Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 Damaged Justice Tour Wherever We May Roam Tour Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour Nowhere Else to Roam Tour Shit Hits the Sheds Tour Poor Touring Me Poor Re-Touring Me Tour Garage Remains the Same Tour M2K Mini Tour Summer Sanitarium Tour Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour Madly in Anger with the World Tour Escape from the Studio '06 Sick of the Studio '07 2008 European Vacation Tour World Magnetic Tour 2012 European Black Album Tour

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